Thursday, November 12, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1859, a flock of about 46,000 sheep was driven through Tucson on its way to California.

We hope everyone enjoyed Veterans Day! With Thanksgiving just around the corner, we’d love to hear about your favorite Thanksgiving memories. Have a special story to share? Reply to this email with a brief description, along with your first name and city. We’ll feature a few of your stories in an upcoming holiday edition!

Every family hands down the same urban myths, the rules parents swore by and nobody ever questioned. Wait 30 minutes after eating before you swim. Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis. Turn the car off at the gas pump, or else… Now researchers have put the seven most famous rules to the test and found clear verdicts for all of them. So which rules did Grandma get right, and will your car really blow up at the pump? Ayla has the full story on today’s episode of The Flyover Podcast. Tune in here!

Later today, you’ll receive a special email from Fisher Investments featuring The 15-Minute Retirement Plan, a free guide designed to help you build or review your retirement strategy.

Today’s sponsor, Dr. Steven Gundry, shares his perspective on why some “healthy” foods may leave you bloated or tired and introduces a 60-second morning routine to explore.

Most Ballot Measures Pass

Updated voting totals show Arizona voters approved five of eight statewide ballot measures, all referred by the outgoing Republican-led legislature, even as Democrats swept statewide races.

Voters passed a ban on mileage-based vehicle taxes, a ban on new photo enforcement cameras without voter approval, caps on local grocery taxes, and a measure designating drug cartels as terrorist organizations.

About 59% of voters also backed Proposition 318, which bars students from using opposite-gender bathrooms and locker rooms and codifies other gender policies.

Voters rejected measures tightening DEI restrictions, expanding voter ID requirements to mail ballots, and mandating that larger school districts spend 60% of budgets on classroom instruction.

Parades Honor Veterans

Phoenix, Mesa, and Tucson held Veterans Day parades Wednesday, with Phoenix marking its event’s 30th year along a new Third Street route.

Phoenix organizers expected more than 45,000 spectators, along with military units, marching bands, and veterans from multiple generations.

In Mesa, 91-year-old retired Maj. Gen. Jerry Holmes, who flew 130 combat missions in Vietnam and later commanded NATO’s airborne radar fleet, led the East Valley Veterans Parade as grand marshal.

Tucson held its 107th annual parade downtown. You can watch highlights here.

Restaurants Earn National Praise

Five Valley restaurants made OpenTable’s list of the top 100 restaurants in America for 2026.

Phoenix’s Christopher’s at Wrigley Mansion, Steak 44, and Uppercut joined Scottsdale’s Cafe Monarch and Ocean 44 on the list, which was drawn from more than 11 million diner reviews.

Cafe Monarch, Ocean 44, and Steak 44 returned to the list, while Christopher’s and Uppercut are new additions.

Uppercut, a beef omakase experience inside downtown Phoenix’s Cleaverman Steakhouse, earned a perfect 5.0 rating, and Christopher’s chef, Christopher Gross, is a James Beard Award winner.

You can find the rankings here.

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Eating “healthy” is backfiring on millions of Americans (here’s why)

A discovery is exposing a massive lie about the food in grocery stores that could explain why eating “healthy” foods leaves you bloated, tired, and frustrated.

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➤ Prescott Valley: A fire department drone found two missing children with disabilities within 10 minutes of launching Sunday, including one standing waist-deep in water. (More)

➤ Fountain Hills: Incoming Senate Minority Leader John Kavanagh said the GOP’s election woes related more to the Middle East conflict and gas prices and that the party should continue to focus on affordability, low taxes, less regulation, and border enforcement. (More)

➤ Tucson: A man who fled before his 2017 child sex abuse trial and was later convicted in absentia was captured in Mexico and faces at least 50 years in prison at sentencing. (More)

➤ Flagstaff: Newly obtained records show the city agreed in August to pay $8.9 million to settle claims from two crashes involving the same former police officer, one of them deadly. (More)

➤ Nogales: Officers at the DeConcini crossing seized more than 112 pounds of fentanyl hidden inside plastic folding chairs in a pickup truck on Nov. 3. (More)

➤ Phoenix: TSMC’s north Phoenix chip campus could use as much energy as about 300,000 homes at full buildout, according to a report filed with the Arizona Corporation Commission. (More)

➤ Tempe: A Phoenix man faces charges after allegedly beating a rideshare driver Nov. 6, stealing his SUV, and later climbing naked into a family’s truck on I-10 near the New Mexico line. (More)

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➤ The Arizona Cardinals placed quarterback Gardner Minshew on injured reserve with an elbow injury, opening the door for rookie Carson Beck to move into the starting role. (More)

➤ No. 23 Arizona is a 2.5-point home underdog for its game against No. 2 Utah at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Casino Del Sol Stadium. (More)

➤ High school football playoffs continue Friday as the Open Division begins, while Williams and Hayden meet Saturday for the eight-player 1A title. (More)

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➤ The new Casino Del Sol-Vahi Taa’am gaming and entertainment complex will open on Sunday. Operated by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe, the 163,000-square-foot Tucson property is expected to create about 500 jobs. (More)

➤ Kettle Heroes in Chandler, which began as a kettle corn food truck at farmers’ markets, now makes its popcorn in a new Arizona factory and sells it in about 1,000 stores in 45 states. (More)

➤ Equipment from 33 former Salad and Go locations in the Valley went up for bid in online auctions as the Gilbert-founded chain’s founding chef works on an Arizona comeback. (More)

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Whistleblowing Doctor Links Common Health Issues to Widespread “Grocery Scam”

One of America’s top doctors is hoping you’ll read this before you set foot in another grocery store.

Renowned cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry has found an “invisible problem” affecting almost everything we eat. But almost nobody knows it’s happening, except the big food companies responsible for it.

And Dr. Gundry’s research shows it could be the true cause of low energy, digestive issues, and unwanted weight gain in millions of Americans over 35.

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➤ St. Jude and Arizona’s Family will give away a four-bedroom Dream Home in Apache Junction valued at $760,000. Groundbreaking is Nov. 19, and 15,000 raffle tickets will be sold for $100 each. (More)

➤ The Hondo Rodeo Fest will take place Friday through Sunday at Chase Field, one of several big Valley shows on the calendar before the holidays. Festival concert headliners include Blake Shelton and Tim McGraw. (More)

➤ A golfer filmed a small herd of javelinas crossing an Arizona golf course’s cart path. (Watch)

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➤ Those old family rules about swimming, sugar, and knuckle cracking are finally getting scientific verdicts. (See List)

➤ In his only interview before a new memoir, former President Joe Biden is downplaying the debate that ended his 2024 campaign. (Listen Now)

➤ Migraines hold a hidden connection to women’s health, and a leading neurologist is breaking down why women suffer from them more than men. (Hear Details)

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